This is the 975th most frequent Slovenian word.
starih
The Slovenian word "starih" means "old" (genitive plural form).
In this context, 'starih' modifies 'hiš' (houses) in the genitive plural form to denote descriptive qualities of the houses.
Na vidiku je bilo nekaj starih hiš, ki so pripadale preteklim časom.
In sight, there were some old houses that belonged to past times.
In this sentence, 'starih' describes the noun 'čevljev' (shoes) and is in the genitive plural form to show possession or relationship.
Starih čevljev nisem mogel več nositi, ker so bili preveč obrabljeni.
I could no longer wear the old shoes because they were too worn out.
Here, 'starih' serves as an adjective in the genitive plural form to describe the noun 'knjig' (books), also showing characteristics possessed by those books.